The conversation hosted by The New School is the first in a series of discussions on how to get your first check for your venture. In this first event, they focus on founders who received grant funding as their first check, and funders who write grants for the earliest stage companies, who will provide tools, tips, and tricks on raising the type of capital that makes sense for your stage, vision, values, and purpose.

Learn how to navigate funding as a social impact business, and identify other funding opportunities and understand the role and limitations of VC (venture capital).

GUESTS:

Karen Young, Founder @ OUI The People
Aliza Shvarts, Director of Artist Initiatives @ Creative Capital
Christina Blackburn, Founder @ Vanguard Medicine
Carolyn Spencer @ IFundWomen

MODERATED BY:

Anne Jean, master’s degree student in Media Management
Jen van der Meer, Co-Director, Impact Entrepreneurship Initiative at The New School, Assistant Professor of Strategic Design & Management, Parsons School of Design